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Pioneering New Frontiers Across The Middle East FS Ecosystem

Mingzulu was founded to push the boundaries of shaping the future of the financial services sector in the region. Our Pioneers are a key catalyst to support our ambition.
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Introduction

“A person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or newmethod of technical development”  

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Mingulu's pioneers are an amazing group of people who challenge and drive the industry forward in their own fields and we love what they do - thus we asked them to join forces with Mingzulu when it comes to thought leadership and collaboration to build the future of financial services and support an innovation culture!   This group meet on a regular basis, support the ecosystem, work directly with us on our mandates & the group will continue to evolve over time & grow as needed to support the community we serve.   We're delighted to welcome the latest member to the Mingzulu Tribe:

Simon Hardie, CEO & Founder, findexable

Simon is co-founder and CEO of Findexable – the digital platform for benchmarking fintech innovation globally, and home to the Global Fintech Index.

findexable’s platform makes it easier to benchmark fintech activity, powers unmoderated, real-time insight on global fintech ecosystems and helps organisations & investors understand the ingredients of fintech success.    Mingzulu are active partners and users of findexable's offering and love what Simon and his team do!

Simon has two decades of experience supporting the growth of fintech ecosystems and building meaningful connections between investors, institutions, and innovators through his work with global intelligence brands including The Economist, Euromoney Institutional Investor Thomson Reuters, and Global Data.

He was previously a director of financial services events and data business Global Data PLC before setting up findexable in response to growing customer demand for an easier, more efficient means of gathering insight and analytics.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hardie-findexable

Reach out to us for a discussion if you would like to know more about our community, partners and core capability.    www.mingzulu.com

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